IcarusAngel
19th August 2008, 13:30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs&feature=related[/URL]
"It starts out lighthearted, showing two young friends riding their bikes without their hands on the handlebars. They arrive at a sign that points in two directions, one labeled with a corporate-like symbol that is reminiscent of the the fictional [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_Consumer_Products"]Omni Consumer Products (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afX6VYn48KE) multinational corporation in the RoboCop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop) series, and the other labeled by a dove.
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The person who took the direction labeled with a dove arrives in a peaceful, serene neighborhood, while the other person arrives in a commercial district. The business person goes on to become the head of a successful company and a powerful politician, disenfranchising the poor inhabitants of the peaceful neighborhood. The citizens of the city then form a rebellion against the tyrannical political system headed by the businessman, led by the person who chose the more peaceful neighborhood. As the riot is raging against their new leader, troops in riot gear are sent out to very brutally silence them. When the riot comes against a wall of troops, throwing molotov cocktails, the troops open fire and kill many of the citizens. The leader sees his former friend just before his friend is killed, and realizes what he has done was wrong, and the video ends as it shows a flashback sequence of the friends riding their bikes.
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From some comments:
"At the beginning of the song the two boys on bikes go 2 seperate paths. One travels with the C,the path of greed and Capitalism. One travels the Dove, or the path of peace. Throughout the video there are insinuations of the US govt being the Eagle we use as our national symbol. This eagle is shown behind the man that chooses capitalism. The eagle is also shown in another clip snatching a dove out of mid air, then a F-22 USAF Jet silouette passes overhead. This song is a wakeup call for anyone who will listen."
"rediculously good song. so well written describing the dangers of capitalism becoming dictatorships. amazing album. possibly the most dangerous ba "
Originally I thought the song was pro-capitalist but these seem accurate. Kind of intereseting.
"It starts out lighthearted, showing two young friends riding their bikes without their hands on the handlebars. They arrive at a sign that points in two directions, one labeled with a corporate-like symbol that is reminiscent of the the fictional [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_Consumer_Products"]Omni Consumer Products (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afX6VYn48KE) multinational corporation in the RoboCop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop) series, and the other labeled by a dove.
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The person who took the direction labeled with a dove arrives in a peaceful, serene neighborhood, while the other person arrives in a commercial district. The business person goes on to become the head of a successful company and a powerful politician, disenfranchising the poor inhabitants of the peaceful neighborhood. The citizens of the city then form a rebellion against the tyrannical political system headed by the businessman, led by the person who chose the more peaceful neighborhood. As the riot is raging against their new leader, troops in riot gear are sent out to very brutally silence them. When the riot comes against a wall of troops, throwing molotov cocktails, the troops open fire and kill many of the citizens. The leader sees his former friend just before his friend is killed, and realizes what he has done was wrong, and the video ends as it shows a flashback sequence of the friends riding their bikes.
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From some comments:
"At the beginning of the song the two boys on bikes go 2 seperate paths. One travels with the C,the path of greed and Capitalism. One travels the Dove, or the path of peace. Throughout the video there are insinuations of the US govt being the Eagle we use as our national symbol. This eagle is shown behind the man that chooses capitalism. The eagle is also shown in another clip snatching a dove out of mid air, then a F-22 USAF Jet silouette passes overhead. This song is a wakeup call for anyone who will listen."
"rediculously good song. so well written describing the dangers of capitalism becoming dictatorships. amazing album. possibly the most dangerous ba "
Originally I thought the song was pro-capitalist but these seem accurate. Kind of intereseting.